With the books and movies of the Harry Potter series now finished, the Warner Brothers Studios Leavesden in the U.K. is preparing to open a very special studio tour where fans will be able to actually examine the amazing sets and special effects created for the eight films, reports The Daily Mirror.
Set to open next spring, the studio tour will incorporate 14,000 square meters of sets and exhibits, and be able to accommodate up to 5,000 visitors a day, who will finally get a chance to see the magical world up close.
During the tour, guests will be able to wander through familiar settings like the Hogwarts Great Hall, where 300 gold-plated place settings will be laid out over the four house tables. To make the wooden tables look more authentic, the young actors who portrayed the school’s students were actually encouraged to carve their initials into the dark surface.
Other stops include the Gryffindor common room, where Harry and his friends spent their free time, and the boys’ dormitory, where they slept. Special effects experts will also make it possible to recreate some of the film’s visual magic, such as self-scrubbing pots in the Weasley kitchen. Terrifying creatures like Aragog, the giant spider, and a 40 foot dragon, will also be brought back to life.
Advance ticket sales begin on October 13, with the first tours available in spring 2012.